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The Reconquista

Total questions: 45

Worksheet time: 33mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What are the dates of the initial phase of the Reconquista?

a)

9th-10th centuries

b)

8th-9th centuries

c)

8th-10th centuries

d)

7th-9th centuries

2.

What was the origing of the Kingdom of Asturias?

a)

The Battle of Guadalete (722)

b)

The Battle of Guadalete (711)

c)

The Battle of Covadonga (711)

d)

The Battle of Covadonga (722)

3.

Who was the leader of the Christians during the Battle of Covadonga?

a)

Musa

b)

Tariq

c)

King Rodrigo

d)

Pelayo

4.

At first, the capital of the Kingdom of Asturias was Oviedo, but then it was changed. Where to?

a)

Burgos

b)

León

c)

Zamora

d)

Zaragoza

5.

Who changed the capital of the kingdom of Asturias?

a)

Oroño II

b)

Ordono I

c)

Ordana

d)

Ordoño II

6.

When the capital of the Kingdom of Asturias was changed from Oviedo to León, the name of the kingdom changed into...

(a)  

7.

Was Castilla an independent kingdom in the Peninsula Iberica during the initial phase of the Reconquista?

a)

yes

b)

no

8.

If it wasn´t a independent kingdom, what was Castilla between the 8th and 10th centuries?

a)

a marche dependent on France

b)

a county dependent on the Kingdom of León

c)

Both are correct

9.

Who got the independence of the county of Castilla?

(a)  

10.

Where did Fernán González established the capital of Castilla when it got its independence?

(a)  

11.

Who was the chieftain of Navarra?

(a)  

12.

Who was the king of Navarra when the kingdom reached its peak in the 11th century?

(a)  

13.

From the 8th to the 10th centuries, Aragón was...

a)

divided in different counties

b)

a whole kingdom itself

14.

The Catalan Counties had influence of what people?

a)

visigoths

b)

muslims

c)

franks

15.

The most important county of the Catalan Counties was...

(a)  

16.

The County of Barcelona was led by...

(a)  

17.

In the 10th century Al-Ándalus was divided into the taifa kingdoms

a)

true

b)

false

18.

What are the dates of the first phase of the Reconquista?

a)

1085 - 1092

b)

1031 - 1068

c)

1031 - 1085

19.

During the first phase of the Reconquista, territories were used to make politics

a)

true

b)

false

20.

Aragón was inherited by Ramiro I, who was the son of...

(a)  

21.

During the first phase of the Reconquista, Navarra was ruled by...

(a)  

22.

During the first phase of the Reconquista the kingdoms of Castilla and León were linked because...

(a)  

23.

What was the name of the princess of León who married Fernando I?

a)

Nerea

b)

Urraca

c)

Sancha

d)

Petronila

24.

Who conquered Toledo in the year 1085?

(a)  

25.

The Muslims paid taxes to the Christians. Those taxes were called...

(a)  

26.

What are the dates of the second phase of the Reconquista?

a)

1085 - 1212

b)

1031 - 1212

c)

1085 - 1012

27.

Who was the king who conquered Zaragoza, occupied part of the Ebro valley and reached the Sistema Ibérico?

(a)  

28.

How was the Crown of Aragón created?

a)

Because its king said so

b)

Because it united with the Catalan Counties

29.

Who got married so Aragón and the Catalan Counties were united?

(a)  

30.

How did Portugal become independent?

a)

Through a war

b)

Because it was given as a dowry

c)

Because it was divided as inheritance

31.

The conquest of Toledo let Castilla and León...

a)

became stronger and expand through the lands of the Tajo

b)

expand through the lands of the Tajo

c)

expand through the lands of the Tajo and conquer the Muslims

32.

What happened to Navarra in the second phase of the Reconquista?

(a)  

33.

Who came to the Peninsula in the second phase of the Reconquista?

a)

The Almohads

b)

The Almoravids

34.

What are the dates of the third phase of the Reconquista?

a)

1085 - 1212

b)

1031 - 1085

c)

second half of the 12th century

35.

Who came to the Iberian Peninsula in the third phase of the Reconquista?

(a)  

36.

What event marked the end of the third phase of the Reconquista?

(a)  

37.

What are the dates of the fourth phase of the Reconquista?

a)

1085 - 1212

b)

1212 - 1250

c)

1031 - 1092

38.

Where did Portugal end its expansion?

a)

In the Guadalquivir

b)

In the South coasts of the Iberian Peninsula

c)

In the Alpes

d)

In Sierra Nevada

39.

Fernando III was king of...

(a)  

40.

Which Muslim cities did Fernando III conquered?

a)

Sevilla and Málaga

b)

Córdoba and Sevilla

c)

Sevilla and Toledo

41.

During the fourth phase of the Reconquista, Navarra was ruled by...

a)

Spanish kings

b)

French kings

42.

What negative thing happened to the Crown of Aragón during the fourth phase of the Reconquista?

(a)  

43.

Which was the only Andalusian territory left in the Iberian Peninsula?

(a)  

44.

Who finished conquering the Iberian Peninsula?

(a)  

45.

When did the Reconquista got completed?

a)

1453

b)

1492

c)

1429